The Hill: Dems threaten to use 51-vote tactic for health bill if they lose in Mass.

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Democrats are prepared to use a budgetary procedure to pass healthcare reform legislation if they lose a key Senate race on Tuesday, a House leader said this weekend.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the assistant to the Speaker and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), said using budget reconciliation is "an option" to pass a healthcare bill.

"Even before Massachusetts and that race was on the radar screen, we prepared for the process of using reconciliation," Van Hollen said during an appearance on Bloomberg television over the weekend.

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[Crazy Guggenheim]

Just what Dean was saying a while back ........... :beeryum:

[webhead]

Yes, but reconciliatoin will not allow certain provisions to be included. I think what provisions are allowed will be a decision made by the Senate parliamentarian. The REPIGs will have a field day if reconciliation is used.

[PFunk]

Funny how it takes a (possible) repug victory in the most liberal state in the US to force the dems to do what they should have done from day one.

Sheesh. Folks get a spine.

[Christine]

Yes, but reconciliatoin will not allow certain provisions to be included. I think what provisions are allowed will be a decision made by the Senate parliamentarian. The REPIGs will have a field day if reconciliation is used.

Fuck them! They used it to get all those tax breaks when shrub was king. I say do it, and do it now!